Somerset preliminary hearings set

February 20, 2010

The follow preliminary hearings will be held before District Judge Arthur K. Cook in Somerset:

DUI

* Terri Lynn Floyd, 47, Plank Road, Somerset, was charged by state police with driving while under the influence and related summary offenses of driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked, careless driving and driving on right side of the roadway. On Feb. 5 Floyd drove on Route 601 in Somerset Township, continually weaving in and out of the turning lane and off the highway, according to police. A hearing is scheduled for 9:45 a.m. April 6.

* Tracy Christine Walsh, 49, Evergreen Lane, Somerset, was charged by state police with driving while under the influence and a related summary offense of stop signs and yield signs. Police said that on Feb. 5 Walsh drove with a blood-alcohol level of 0.120 percent and did not stop at a stop sign posted at the intersection of Laurel Crest Drive and Felgar Road in Somerset Township. A hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. April 6.

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* Chad Mitchell Desantis, 27, 4th Street, Monongahela, was charged by Somerset Borough police with driving while under the influence and related summary offenses of careless driving and public drunkenness. Police said that on Nov. 20 Desantis drove in the 1000 block of Tayman Avenue to 300 W. Patriot St. with a blood-alcohol level of 0.175 percent. Police said they received a call that a vehicle was being driven in an erratic manner on Route 281. A hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m. April 20.

Hit-and-run

Ryan Patrick Will, 21, Will Road, Manns Choice, was charged with accidents involving attended vehicle or property and related summary offenses of driving vehicle at safe speed, careless driving and duty to give information and render aid. On Feb. 8 Will hit a vehicle at a red light at the intersection of routes 219 and 2031 in Somerset Township. He left the scene, police said. A hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. April 6.

Retail theft

Lauren Britta Livengood, 20, Wilbur Road, Stoystown, was charged by Somerset Borough police with retail theft and two counts of disorderly conduct. On Feb. 4 Livengood ran away from a Sheetz employee who was trying to stop her after she placed items in her coat pocket and left without paying, according to police. A hearing is scheduled for 9:45 a.m. April 20.

Obstruction of governmental functions

Sandra Ann Howe, 34, West Garrett Street, Somerset, was charged by Somerset Borough police with obstructing administration of law or other governmental functions and two counts of harassment. Police said that during a weather emergency on Feb. 7, Howe called the Somerset County 911 Center several times while intoxicated and reported an underage drinking party at one of several apartments. She said she did not know which one. A hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. April 20.

* Impersonating a public servant charges were withdrawn against Jason Francis Gerzsenyi, 25, Welsh Hill Road, Friedens. Charges of disorderly conduct and public drunkenness were reduced to summary offenses with fines.

Amanda Yvonne Rowland, 19, Platter Road, Garrett, was charged by state police with defiant trespassing after she entered Walmart, North Center Avenue, Somerset Township, when she was instructed not to do so both verbally and in writing. A hearing is scheduled at 11:30 a.m. March 2.

False reports

Elizabeth Anne Sullivan, 23, Wayne Lane, Somerset, was charged by Somerset Borough police with false reports and disorderly conduct. Police said Sullivan reported her laptop stolen from a parked vehicle and named another female. After being questioned by police, she said she had given the item to someone else as collateral. A hearing is scheduled at 2:15 p.m. March 9.

Fleeing police, resisting arrest

Justin Anthony Gathagan, 21, 21st Street, Windber, was charged by Paint Township police with fleeing or attempting to elude police and resisting arrest. On Jan. 15 Gathagan led police on a chase in the 3700 block of Graham Avenue at speeds of more than 70 mph, according to a complaint. Police said he failed to stop when they gave him the visual and audible signal to do so. Gathagan drove on the wrong side of the road at Veria Drive and Crum Road, police said. He is also charged with various traffic violations. A hearing is scheduled at 2:15 p.m. Feb. 23.

Aggravated assault

Sheila Jane Maxson, 45, East Main Street, was charged by Somerset Borough police with aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment. Police said that on Jan. 12 at a residence along East Main Street, Maxson grabbed a 10-inch kitchen knife and cut a man’s arm during an altercation. She told police that he punched her. She had a bloody nose and swollen eye, according to a probable-cause affidavit. A hearing is scheduled at 10:15 a.m. March 9.

Unauthorized use of automobile

Vincent Fitzgerald Ivey, 45, Glade City, Meyersdale, was charged by Somerset Borough police with unauthorized use of an automobile and two counts of disorderly conduct. Police said Ivey drove a vehicle without the owner’s permission Jan. 2 in Somerset Borough. A hearing is scheduled at 10:15 a.m. March 9.